5 So imitate God, as dearly loved children imitate their Father. 2 Conduct yourselves in love, just as the Messiah loved us and gave himself up for us, as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.
    3 But sexual immorality or any impurity or coveting should not even be mentioned among you, as is right for saints.  4 And there should be no vulgar speech, foolish talking, or crude joking, which are inappropriate, but rather giving thanks.  5 For you can be sure of this: no sexually immoral or impure or covetous person, who is an idolater, will have any inheritance in the Kingdom of the Messiah and God. [1209]
    6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the righteous anger of God is coming on the disobedient. [1210] 7 So do not participate with them,  8 because you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Conduct yourselves as children of light,  9 for the fruit of the light is in all that is good and right and true,  10 as you discern what is pleasing to the Lord.  11 Do not participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them,  12 as it is shameful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.  13 But everything that is exposed by the light becomes visible, and everything that is made visible can become light.  14 That is why it says, “Wake up, you who are asleep, and arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.”
    15 So watch carefully how you conduct yourselves, not as unwise but as wise,  16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.  17 So then do not be foolish, but become wise by understanding what the will of the Lord is.  18 Do not get drunk on wine,[1211] which leads to ruin, but go on being filled with spirit.  19 Speak to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your hearts to the Lord; 20 giving thanks always for everything in the name of our lord Jesus Messiah to God, who is the Father;  21 being subject to one another in the fear of Messiah.
    22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the lord.  23 For the husband is the head of the wife, just as the Messiah is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its savior. 24 Just as the church is subject to the Messiah, so wives should be to their husbands in everything.
    25 Husbands, love your wives, just as the Messiah loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Gospel-word, 27 so that he may present the church to himself in glory, without spot or wrinkle or any blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this way husbands should love their own wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own body, but nourishes and takes care of it, just as the Messiah also does for the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is great, but I am speaking about Messiah and the church. 33 Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife as himself, and the wife must respect her husband.